Sunshine & the Rain is a duo consisting of husband and wife Ashley Morey (vocals, bass) and Justin Morey (guitar), both formerly of critically acclaimed psych rockers The Black Hollies. Formed around the same time as the 2014 dissolution of their former band, Sunshine & the Rain kicked things off with the Jesus & Mary Chain vibes of their debut 7? 'Can't Stop Thinking About You b/w Pale Blue Skies' in late 2015.
Early 2016 saw them heading into Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon West studio with the legendary Jon Spencer to begin work on their debut LP. Eschewing some of the more lengthy psych leanings of their earliest days, Spencer coaxed the band towards a more immediate sound, cutting down track lengths and leaving nothing but pointed pop gems with sugary hooks and a dirty Ramones grit cutting throughout.
Alongside direction from Spencer, and engineering from Grammy Award-winning Engineer Ted Young,
Sunshine & The Rain spent the majority of 2016 fine tuning the songs that ended up on 'In
The Darkness Of My Night'. From the instant gratification of singles like 'Let's Go' and 'I'm Not Your Girl' to aggressive earworms 'Take Me Out Again' and an unexpected cover of Fugazi's 'Merchandise', this debut record is a statement that never strays from its point.
"Hailing from New Jersey, and armed with a seemingly unlimited supply of fuzz, reverb, and catchy melodies,
Sunshine & The Rain's Ashley Anderson and
Justin Angelo Morey form one of the noisiest married couples of the current NYC scene. Rediscovering the "three chords songs buried in distortion" sound of early
Velvet Underground and The Jesus and Mary Chain, the duo lets Ashley's airy pop melodies float on top of what sounds like (deliciously) organized sonic mayhem."
The Deli Magazine NYC
"Thank YOU for that greasy gasoline diamond of a song."
Patton Oswalt (in reference to 'Can't Stop Thinking About You')
"This is the most POP song I've heard from you guys."
Michael Shelley, WFMU DJ (in reference to "I'm Not Your Girl")
Social Links:
http://sunshineandtherain.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/sunshineandtherain
https://www.instagram.com/sunshineandtherainduo
https://twitter.com/sunshinerainduo
http://www.bighassle.com/publicity/sunshine-the-rain
Credits:
All tracks written by
Justin Angelo Morey and Ashley Morey - ASCAP
Catalogue number - Ernest Jenning Record Co: EJR138
Photo credit Alexander Thompson
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